Stamp display mount



v Aug. 23, 1938. F E C LLIN 2,127,377

STAMP DISPLAY MOUNT Filed Jan. 15. 1936 INVENTOR.

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Patented Aug. 23, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STAMP DISPLAY MOUNT Application January 13, 1936, Serial No. 58,809

3 Claims.

This invention relates to stamp display mounts.

The general object of the invention is to provide an improved mount for stamps wherein the entire face of the stamp will be visible, and

5 wherein the stamp will be protected, both while being inserted and after it is in place.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide an improved stamp mount including a back member having a-plurality of pockets thereon which are made of transparent material and wherein at the top of each pocket the material is doubled to prevent the raw edge from cutting the stamp.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved stamp mount including a support member having a plurality of rows of pockets formed therein and wherein the pockets are all made from a single sheet of material.

Other objects and the advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accom panying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a stamp mount embodying the features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of my invention with parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Upon the backing sheet 32 I show a sheet 30, of transparent material. This sheet may be what is known as Kodapak, which is transparent, slightly resilient, and is practically moisture proof.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 a transparent sheet 30 provided with pocket forming fold panels 3| is provided, and is arranged upon a stiff backing sheet 32. The top of the sheet 30 is folded down on the back of the sheet 32 as at 33 and the sides of the sheet are folded inwardly against the back as at 35. The opposed inwardly folded parts 34 are connected by strips 35 which are made of suitable material and are secured to the ends 34. The backing sheet 32 is preferably bent so that the rear thereof is concave when the parts are assembled and thus the strips 35 are placed under tension so that when the back sheet assumes its flat position they tend to pull the ends 34 together and thus hold the face of the sheet 38 tight.

After the strips 35 are secured in place a cover member 36 is secured to the back of the card. This cover member includes a front portion 31 and a flap 38. A fly-leaf 39 made of transparent material is secured between the card 30 and the cover 36, as shown in Figs. and 7.

The cover 36 is provided with slits 40 and Al. The slit 4| secures a tongue 42 on'the fly-leaf 39 while the slit 4!] receives the end portion 43 of the flap 38 to hold the book closed.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provided a novel display mount which may be used to display stamps and other objects and which is simple in construction and highly efficient in use.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In a stamp mount, a leaf composed of stiff material, a sheet of transparent flexible material having a portion covering the front face of said leaf, said sheet being folded to provide a plurality of upwardly opening pockets on one side of said leaf, the said portion of said transparent sheet which covers the front face of said leaf being under tension, the edges of the sides of said sheet being folded over onto the back of the leaf of stiff material, and means covering the back of the leaf and engaging all the edges of the sheet to hold said edges in position and to maintain the tension in the sheet.

2. In a stamp mount, a leaf composed of stiff material, a sheet of transparent flexible material having a portion covering the front face of said leaf, said sheet being folded to provide a plurality of upwardly opening pockets on one side of said leaf, the edges of the sides of said sheet being folded over onto the back of the leaf of stiff material, and cover means extending across the back of the leaf and engaging all the edges of the sheet to hold said edges in position, said cover means including a pocket and a fly member secured to said leaf at one edge thereof, said fly member extending over said pockets and having a flap at the free edge thereof, said flap including a tongue adapted to fit within said pocket, the aforesaid portion of said transparent sheet which covers the front face of said leaf being under tension.

3. In a stamp mount, a leaf composed of stifi material, a sheet of transparent flexible material having a, portion covering the front face of said leaf, said sheet being folded to provide a plurality of spaced apart, upwardly opening, pockets extending from one side of the leaf to the other, the said portion of said transparent sheet which covers the front face of said leaf being under tension, the side edges of said sheet being folded over onto the back of the leaf of stiff material, and means engaging the folded over edges of the sheet to hold said edges in position and to maintain the tension in the sheet.

FRANCIS ERIC COLLIN. 

